Tag: picasso

Roy Lichtenstein at Gagosian Gallery

The pyramids meet a great big expressionist splash of paint in a recreation of a mural by Roy Lichtenstein from 1983, which brings together references from art history and Lichtenstein’s previous work in a size XXL jumble. Originally installed for six weeks at Leo Castelli Gallery before being painted over, Gagosian Gallery is currently hosting a redo, accompanied by paintings and sculpture that flesh out Lichtenstein’s subject matter, from a Picasso head to a piece of Swiss cheese. (In Chelsea through Oct 17th).

Roy Lichtenstein, Greene Street Mural, 1983 (replica, 2015).

George Condo at Skarstedt

George Condo’s Picassoid jumbling of classic Condo facial features on the left and a sketchy blond Ab Exp muse on the right make an arresting couple at the entrance to Skarstedt’s Chelsea gallery. They’re also an amusing counterpart to the current Picasso show down the block at Gagosian Gallery. (In Chelsea through Dec 20th)

George Condo, Double Heads on Blue and Silver, acrylic, charcoal, pastel on linen, 78 x 110 inches, 2014.

Mickalene Thomas at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Portraits of Picasso’s women inspired Mickalene Thomas’ latest series at Chelsea’s Lehmann Maupin Gallery, including this rhinestone and acrylic collage. Exuberant eye-brows and lashes suggest exotic bird plumage while garish, fauve colors and many sharp angles hint at the sitter’s strong personality. (Through August 8th).

Mickalene Thomas, Carla, enamel, acrylic, oil paint, glitter, rhinestones, oil pastel, graphite and silk screen on wood panel, 96 x 72 inches, 2014.

Kent Monkman at Sargents Daughters

Picassoid nudes brawl on the sidewalk while two Renaissance angels airlift a Henry Moore nude to safety in Canadian artist Kent Monkman’s hilarious contemporizing of iconic art historical types. (At Sargent’s Daughters on the Lower East Side through June 8th).

Kent Monkman, ‘Le Petit dejeuner sur l’herbe,’ acrylic on canvas, 2014.